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FIG. 62  What anti-fraud controls are the most common in     FIG. 64  Cases by country in Eastern
               Eastern Europe and Western/Central Asia?                     Europe and Western/Central Asia

                              Control               Percent of cases                Country        Number of cases
                External audit of financial statements  95%                 Bulgaria                     3
                Internal audit department               91%                 Czech Republic               3
                Code of conduct                         83%                 Georgia                      1
                Management certification of financial statements  79%       Hungary                      1
                Management review                       76%                 Kazakhstan                   4
                Hotline                                 75%                 Kosovo                       2
                External audit of internal controls over financial reporting  75%  Latvia                2
                Independent audit committee             73%                 Lithuania                    1
                Anti-fraud policy                       66%                 Macedonia                    2
                Fraud training for employees            58%                 Montenegro                   1
                Dedicated fraud department, function, or team  57%          Poland                       5
                Fraud training for managers/executives  56%                 Romania                      11
                Formal fraud risk assessments           46%                 Russia                      15
                Surprise audits                         40%                 Serbia                       9
                Proactive data monitoring/analysis      36%                 Slovakia                     4
                Employee support programs               27%                 Slovenia                     4
                Job rotation/mandatory vacation         17%                 Tajikistan                   1
                Rewards for whistleblowers               5%                 Turkey                      13
                                                                            Ukraine                      3
                                                                            Uzbekistan                   1
               FIG. 63  How does the perpetrator’s level of authority       Total cases:                86
               relate to occupational fraud in Eastern Europe and
               Western/Central Asia?
                                                                            MEDIAN LOSS:
                      39%
                                   33%         28%                          usd 150,000
                PERCENT OF C A SES






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                                             $3,700,000                         Eastern Europe and Western/Central Asia  Report to the Nations  61
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